Shared web browser apparatus and method for interactive communications
US7533146B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 13, 2000 |
| Grant date | May 12, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 18, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/954
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A shared web browser for simultaneously linking together a plurality of remote locations to deliver live presentations to anyone, anywhere in the world. The web browser can be used either by itself, or in conjunction with a conventional telephone conference call. A personal computer at each location is linked together by means of an Internet connection, wherein one of those computers controls the information displayed on each of the other computers; this is the presenter's function. Each of the other users or participants are referred to as attendees, and the presenter directs information to be displayed on the monitors of all the participants in the conference. The shared web browser of the present invention works within conventional Internet browsers, eliminating the need for the purchase of or training in the use of expensive video conferencing equipment.
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